Passenger-car.



C. H. TURNER.

PASSENGER CAR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I0. 1915. 1,205,41 7. Patent-ed Nov. 21, 1916.

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PASSENGER CAR.

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CHARLES H. TURNER, 0F WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO OSGOODBRADLEY CAR COMPANY, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION 0FMASSACHUSETTS.

PASSENGER-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NV, 21, 1916 Application ledApril 10, 1915. Serial No. 20,525.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES H. TURNER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulPassenger-Car, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a passenger car and particularly to a car ofthe so-called semi -convertible type, which may be closed for coldweather use and may be largely opened for use during the warm season. Inthe latter case it is Customary to remove the windows and to replacethem by open guard frames.

It is the general object of my invention to provide an improvedconstruction of frame and window sash so designed that the upper andlower sashes may be removed from the window frame as a single unit.

With this object in view one feature of my invention relates to theprovision, in a passenger car, of a lower sash removably secured inposition and of an upper sash entirely supported by the fixed lowersash.

In the preferred form of my invention the upper sash is slidablysupported in upwardly extending guides secured to the Xed lower sash andprovision is made for main'- taining the movable upper sash in anydesired vertical position with reference to the xed sash.

A further feature of my invention relates to the provision of a singleretaining means by the use ofwhich either the fixed sash or the openguard frame, may be interchangeably secured in position.

Further features of my invention' relate to certain devices,arrangements and combinations of parts which will be hereinafterdescribed and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

A preferred form of my invention 1s shown in the drawings in which-Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section of a portion of a passengercarA with my improved construction embodied therein; Fig.

2 is a detached perspective view of the sashes and guides;` Fig. 3 'isavperspeotive view of one ofthe guard frames; Fig. 4 is an enlargedvertical sectional view of the window frame with the sashes in positionwithin the frame; Fig. 5 is a similar View withthe guard frame inposition; Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view through the window frameand the lower sash, taken along the .line 6 6 in Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is ahorizontal sectional view through the window frame and upper sash,takenalong the line 7 7 in Fig. 4; Fig. Sis a horizontal sectional viewsimilar to Fig. 6 but showing the guard frame inoperative position, and`Fig. 9 is a partial horizontal sectional View similar to Fig. 6, butshowingthe invention as embodied in a wooden frame construction. n

Referring to Fig. 1 I have shown therein a. vertical transverse sectionof a-portion of a steel frame passenger car having a floor 10, seat 11and side wall 12. The usual wirr dow sill is indicated at 13 and itwillbe. noted that this sill is positioned relatively low vwith reference tothe car seat.

rIhe car Window comprises a lower sash 14 and an upper sash 15. Thesesashes are designed to be inserted within the window frame from theinside of thecar, the lower sash` engaging an abutment 16 (Fig. 6)which, in the steel construction, may be 4.formed integral with themember 17 formlng the side of the post. The Sash 14 may be Vheld againstthe abutment by any suitable fastening means, such for instance as thescrews 18 whioh'are inserted from the outside of the car through theabutmentsv 16 and through the sash and which are threaded into plates 19secured to the inside of the sash. f Y

guides 2O and 21 are fastened to the sash -14 Aupon the upper outer facethereof, said guides being fixed in position thereon by a v plurality ofscrews '22 (Fig. 7). The' guides 2O and 21 extend upwardly beyond thesash 14, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and may be provided near theirupper ends with laterally projecting llugs 23 by which they may besecured in position within the upper portion of the window frame, as byscrews 24 (Figs. 4 and 7). v

The abutments 16 extend upward only to the lower end ofthe guides 20 and21,' .the guides'themselves engaging narrower projections or abutments25 (Fig. 7) which'may be formed integral with any convenient portion ofthe window frame construction.

The upper sash 15 is slidable within the grooves of the guides 20 and 21and may be held in adjusted vertical position therein by a springpressed plunger 26 (Fig. 4) positioned to enter any one of a series ofrecesses 27 formed in the side of the upper sash frame. Any othersuitable device may be substituted for the plunger 26 for retaining thetwo sashes in the desired relative position.

lVith the construction thus far described it will be seen that the uppersash 15 isv entirely supported'by the lower sash 14 and that the sashes14 and 15 are retained in position Within the Window frame solely by thescrews 18 and 24.

It Will be further noted by reference to Figs.l 6 and T that no portionsof the Window frame extend into the Window opening beyond the surface ofthe side members 17. It is thus possible to remove the upper and lowersashes and their grooved guides 20 and' 21 as a unit from the Windowopening after the removal of the screws 1S and Q4. Nhen thus removed thetwo sashes which are kfitted Within a single window opening may bestored Without the possibility of separation and consequent confusionwhen the sashes are to be replaced in the car. Furthermore the uppersash is `fitted and slides within grooved guides which yare permanentlymounted upon the lower sash and there is thus no loss of adjustmentinremoving and replacing the sashes in the window openings. Y

ItA has been pointed out that the window openings extend to a pointwhich is rather belovv the usual level With reference to Vthe car floorand seat. Tov prevent the possibility of accidents therefrom I providethe open guardV frame shown in Fig. 3. Each of these frames comprisesaplurality of horizontally extending rods 30 having their ends extending.through vertically spaced holes in side members 31 and 32. vThe sidemembers are provided with holes 33 in their outer faces corresponding inposition to the screws 1S. Similarly positioned threaded holes 34. areprovided in the inner face of the members 31 and 3Q', the holesjsl.being ytheinside of thecar and are retained in position by the screws1S, as clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 8.

The construction shown in Fig. 9 is substantially 'similar to thatalready described, and shows the adaptation of my improvements to a Woodframe construction.

"In both forms it will be noted that no stops or lguide strips of anysort arefused inside of the sash, even the curtain groove 40beingfrecessed in the side face-ofthe Windov.7 'frame ory post. This maybe accomplished by the use of the insid( `-liish strip 11 (Figy) or i2(Fig. 9).

A. very important Vadvantage of my improved construction relates to thepossibility thus attained of removing andreplacing both thev sash andthe guardA frame entirely from the inside of the car Without breaking orin any Way disguring the painted and varnished exterior surface Vof thecar. Y

Having thus described my invention it will be evident-that changes andmodifications can'be madelthereinv by those skilled in the art Withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope thereof asset forth in= they claimand .l "do not Wish to be limited to the vdetails herein disclosed, but

What I do claim is:-

In a car, in combination, a Windovvframe, a lower sash, a pair of sashguides fixed to said sash and extending above said sash and Withinsaidframe, means for removably securing said sash and guides in saidframe, anda second sash slidable in y'said guides.`

In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset my hand.

CHARLES H. TURN-ER.

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